Volkswagen Ready To Sell Chinese-made Car Model To Middle East Market

ID. AURA, the FAW-Volkswagen cooperation concept car introduced at the end of March 2025 in Shanghai. (Photo: Volkswagen)

JAKARTA - Since cooperating with FAW, Volkswagen has continued to strengthen its existence in the Chinese auto market by marketing various models, including those specifically made for the market.

Interestingly, the German auto giant plans to change a new strategy, which will market several car models born in China for overseas markets, including the Middle East.

Citing from the Carscoops page, Friday, September 26, this move marks a change that initially brought Chinese-made cars to China, to various countries and showed confidence it could also attract customers in other regions.

The first models to be VW exported from China are the Magotan and Sagitar sedans. These two models have a lot in common, although Magotan is much longer and is based on the latest generation VW Passat sold in Europe.

The sale of these two models will begin in the Middle East in November. It is possible that both will be named Passat and Jetta although it has not been confirmed by the company.

In addition to these sedans, VW and FAW have confirmed that the models bearing the Jetta logo will also be marketed overseas at the next stage, with Central Asian countries as top priority.

Each export model has been modified to meet foreign market requirements, although details regarding whether the Chinese spec engine will be used have yet to be announced.

VW is still silent about the plan, but at the end of August, they had confirmed that major changes were taking place on the Jetta brand. The automaker will introduce four NEVs under the Jetta brand.

The four models will be "adpointed for the novice market", and in addition to pure electric vehicles, VW will also equip it with advanced driver assistance systems.